Potato News from Europe

October 31, 2007
Europe takes 'wait-and-see' stance on diacetyl flavouring
EU regulators and processors say they are examining the use of diacetyl for foods, following reports of hundreds of US workers falling ill from a deadly lung disease linked to the inhalation of the popcorn flavouring chemical."The experts of the ...
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October 30, 2007
UK moves one step closer to ban on trans fats
The UK government has taken a significant step towards the possible banning of trans fatty acids by asking the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for its urgent advice.board meeting was held yesterday to seek the views of members of the food industry, consume...
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October 29, 2007
Study hails organic food benefits
Organic food has a higher nutritional value than ordinary produce, a study by Newcastle University has found. A team grew fruit, vegetables and reared cattle on adjacent organic and non-organic sites across Europe. They found up to 40% more antioxida...
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October 29, 2007
McDonald's Hungary moves to trans fat free frying oil
From October, McDonald’s Hungary replaces its cooking oil to a newly developed mixture that is made of rapeseed and sunflower seed oil. The new oil has lower than 2% TFA content – reduced from the current maximum of 5%. And the rate of saturated fats ...
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October 29, 2007
Is ‘Umami’ the secret of the perfect potato flavour?
New varieties of potatoes bred at SCRI, including Mayan Gold and Inca Sun, have better flavour than their more common relatives, thanks to their umami. Although perhaps not widely known, umami, from the Japanese word for delicious, is one of the five...
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October 26, 2007
UK Food and drink manufacturers (FDF) pledge to cut packaging and food waste
Food and drink manufacturers pledged to considerably cut packaging and food waste by 2010, in a five point plan initiated by their trade body, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).The industry want to reduce the 4.6 million tonnes of food packaging tha...
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October 26, 2007
Aviko wint Achterhoek Promotieprijs
Aardappelproducent Aviko in Steenderen heeft de Achterhoek Promotieprijs 2007 gewonnen. De prijs werd vrijdagavond uitgereikt in schouwburg Amphion in Doetinchem. De prijs wordt om het jaar uitgereikt aan een instelling, bedrijf of persoon die op een...
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October 26, 2007
Eerste notering aardappelen in Emmeloord 'reële prijs'
,,Een goede weergave van de markt", vindt directeur Dick Zelhorst van Aviko Potato van de eerste notering dit seizoen van aardappelen aan de wekelijkse landbouwbeurs in Emmeloord.Fritesgeschikte aardappelen leverden per 100 kilo maximaal 9,25 euro...
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October 26, 2007
'Aardappelareaal onder druk door hoge graanprijs'
Als de graanprijzen hoog blijven, komt het aardappel­areaal volgend jaar onder druk te staan. Dat verwacht Peter Pals, sectormanager akker- en tuinbouw van de Rabobank. "Zo'n 80 procent van het aardappelareaal ligt op de gespecialiseerde akkerbo...
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October 25, 2007
Afspraken over inkrimping personeelsbestand Avebe formeel bekrachtigd
Zetmeelcoöperatie Avebe en de vakbonden hebben een overeenkomst gesloten over de manier waarop het aantal arbeidsplaatsen bij het bedrijf wordt teruggebracht. Avebe gaat naar 850 personeelsleden in augustus 2011. Nu werken er nog circa 1.050 mensen. De...
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October 25, 2007
"Vraag naar fritesaardappelen stijgt"
De vraag naar fritesaardappelen neemt toe. Dat komt omdat de capaciteit van de aardappelverwerkende industrie groeit. Bovendien neemt het aardappelareaal af. Dat zei voorzitter Kees van Arendonk van de Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie (NAO) vandaag...
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October 23, 2007
Pinguin richt visier op Oost-Europa
De West-Vlaamse producent van diepvriesgroenten Pinguin sluit één van zijn vijf fabrieken in Groot-Brittannië en richt zijn blik nu vooral op Oost-Europa. Dat zegt ceo Herwig Dejonghe. Pinguin sluit een fabriek in North Thoresby, één van de drie sites ...
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October 19, 2007
Climate change provide new opportunities for the potato industry
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October 19, 2007
UK fast food peppered with salt
A probe into the culinary offerings of the UK's favourite fast food restaurants has found "shockingly high levels of salt in some family, individual, and children's meal options", which in many cases could result in kids receiving well over ...
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October 19, 2007
Wild promotes diacetyl-free flavors on industry concerns
Flavor firm Wild reports seeing a surge in interest for its diacetyl-free butter flavors, following rekindled concerns in recent months surrounding the safety of the ingredient.The group, which originally launched its flavors around four years ago, sai...
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October 19, 2007
Food colours go natural
Following the Southampton study that cast safety suspicions over certain artificial colourings, ingredients firms are redoubling their development and communication efforts to highlight alternatives from other sources.The FSA-funded study conducted at ...
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October 18, 2007
VLAM deelt 35.000 mini-aardappeljutezakjes uit
Hoewel aardappelen en afgeleide producten veruit de populairste maaltijdbegeleiders blijven, vindt slechts 9 procent van de Vlamingen verse aardappelen eten modern. In de hoop dat 'ouderwetse' imago zo snel mogelijk om te buigen, is de grootschalige 'P...
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